Power-Up : : Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games /

Power-Up : : Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games / / Matthew Lane.

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video gamesDid you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a game world steeped in mathematics? Power-Up reveals the hidden mathematics in many of today's most popular video games...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
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Lane, Matthew,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.) :; 80 halftones. 50 line illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Let's Get Physical
  • 2. Repeat Offenders
  • 3. Get Out the Voting System
  • 4. Knowing the Score
  • 5. The Thrill of the Chase
  • 6. Gaming Complexity
  • 7. The Friendship Realm
  • 8. Order in Chaos
  • 9. The Value of Games
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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